FOSTER (FOSTINEO), Harold Henry
| Service Number: | 24459 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 May 1916, Enlisted at Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Devenish, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telephone Mechanic |
| Died: | Bundoora, Victoria, 21 August 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Numurkah Town Hall Shire of Numurkah Roll of Honor, Numurkah and District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 24459, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Maribyrnong, Victoria | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement Driver, 24459, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked Driver, 24459, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 17 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 23rd Field Artillery Brigade (disbanded Jan 1917), From the 3rd Divisional Ammunition Train | |
| 6 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, From the 234d Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 4 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , From the 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 9 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , From the 12th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 27 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 24459, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Gassed | |
| 3 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 24459, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3d Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name registered at Harold Henry Fostineo. Address at the time of enlistment was 46 Butler Street, North Richmond, Victoria
Son of Lewis (Louis) Fostineo and Henrietta Matilda Fostineo formerly Donnelly nee Williams of Wunghnu, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 15 February 1918 aboard HTLlanstephen Castle
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Using the name of Harold Henry Foster he married Lucy Marion Adolphson in Victoria during 1920
While living near Tocumwal, NSW during August 1940 he dropped the use of his middle name of Henry. but in 1950 while living at Royal Park he added 'Cross' to his surname
During August 1943 Harold was living in South Terrace, Adelaide, SA from Perth, WA. In November 1947 he was residing at Numurkah, Victoria